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Quite a few sequels have to retcon the characters progression from the first movie to have a story to tell. What are examples of sequels who managed to avoid that? (piefed.zip)
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[โ€“] chaos@beehaw.org 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think you've cracked it, Marty changes his past so that he grew up with a more assertive and confident father, so when the changes catch up to him in the second movie he suddenly has a new personality trait that he didn't have before!

[โ€“] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

You're giving me credit for an idea I did not have.

But you are correct; it's Lone Pine writ large.